North Korea PopulationPopulation of North Korea Today
26,562,152
LiveThursday, May 15, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of North Korea
In North Korea, the population is 26,562,152 as of Thursday, May 15, 2025, with a growth rate of 0.25% per year, 917 births per day, and 725 deaths per day. The population of North Korea is equivalent to 0.32% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 26,562,152 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 221 People per km² (137 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 917 |
| Daily deaths: | 725 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.32% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 0.25% |
| Median age: | 36 Years and 4 Months. |
10 Years North Korea Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,460,314 | 340,728 | 261,229 | 0.29% | 26,537,314 |
| 2023 | 26,376,094 | 342,038 | 255,826 | 0.32% | 26,460,234 |
| 2022 | 26,281,596 | 346,185 | 249,694 | 0.36% | 26,375,947 |
| 2021 | 26,183,471 | 348,026 | 248,321 | 0.37% | 26,281,397 |
| 2020 | 26,089,153 | 349,983 | 254,074 | 0.36% | 26,183,335 |
| 2019 | 25,986,112 | 349,022 | 242,833 | 0.4% | 26,089,017 |
| 2018 | 25,876,183 | 348,168 | 235,016 | 0.42% | 25,985,898 |
| 2017 | 25,759,234 | 347,855 | 227,687 | 0.45% | 25,875,923 |
| 2016 | 25,637,419 | 345,838 | 220,795 | 0.47% | 25,758,940 |
| 2015 | 25,513,281 | 343,289 | 215,942 | 0.49% | 25,637,020 |
North Korea Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,462,152,521 | 1.82% |
| China1,416,527,736 | 1.88% |
| United States347,036,782 | 7.65% |
| Indonesia285,428,151 | 9.31% |
| Pakistan254,675,831 | 10.43% |
| Nigeria236,866,693 | 11.21% |
| Brazil212,708,966 | 12.49% |
| Bangladesh175,400,399 | 15.14% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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